Re: psutils ELF package release
Dale Scheetz writes ("psutils ELF package release"):
> As I have not yet obtained the upstream source, I have been unable to
> create a diff file for this package (I had to fake out dchanges with a
> fraud .diff.gz file).
Do not upload the package without a diff. It's incomplete. Please
get the original source - the debian.README says where.
> It is my understanding (please correct me if I am
> incorrect) that the .diff file is to reflect the difference between the
> debian source and the original upstream source so that the original
> source can be recreated from the debian source. Asside from the debian
> control files this source is the same as the previous version.
No, the .diff is to build the Debian package from the source, and to
see what changed.
Ian M.: please don't move any of these packages with fake diffs.
Ian.
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